As the Senior Managing Director, Program you will develop and support a network of diverse and talented leaders approaching 1,000 strong so that Eastern North Carolina eliminates educational inequity and is positioned to thrive for generations to come. This network is comprised of leaders across classrooms, schools and every sector and field which shapes the broader systems in which schools operate. Additionally, each year we welcome an additional 80-100 incoming members to this network who begin to unleash their leadership by teaching in classrooms across the state. You are charged with leveraging an innovative theory of leadership development (ToL-D) for systems change to unlock the potential of our network, grow the impact of our staff and design an aligned program aimed at orchestrating a carefully crafted and comprehensive experience for all members to grow and to increase their impact with and for students. You set ambitious goals that are aligned to Teach For America’s bold vision, mission and core values. You are an inspiring and creative communicator and have a track record of influencing others through strong and enduring relationships to achieve bold and energizing goals. You enjoy complex and face-paced work and making smart choices to balance competing priorities. You are eager to manage, coach, and develop a diverse team directly, laterally, and through layers. You work strategically and collaboratively to invest stakeholders and implement our ToL-D and program model across our different communities and the participant experience (incoming CMs through alumnihood) in ways that are responsive to the local context. You facilitate the collective leadership of local coaches, Residency staff, and designers toward regional outcomes that directly impact student achievement and transformation. You foster an inclusive community and cultivate joy, drive, and shared accountability. You are thrilled by the discipline and effort required to make daily choices in your own leadership and for your team to change reality for all students in Eastern North Carolina. You are an authentic leader who consistently lives out our agreements of integrity, responsibility and community in all that you do.
Vision, Strategy, Excellence
- Yearly, articulate clear, measurable outcomes for students in corps member classrooms
- Establish vision and direction to create a bold, innovative network member experience beginning with corps member onboarding and continuing through alumni service in Eastern North Carolina and lead your team to realize that vision
- Leverage human-centered design to create a transformational program, develop aligned strategies and achieve powerful outcomes, enabled by clear operational plans and platforms to enable iterative learning
- Assess impact against vision through layers of management on team and across all classrooms and communities where we work through data analysis, qualitative feedback from members and direct observation of team and member performance
- Implement steps to adjust course and reprioritize strategies based on student and member experience during the year
Skilled Manager and Culture Leader
- Hire, train, develop and manage a diverse and inclusive team to execute the strategy to achieve results in holistic student achievement, corps member leadership development, corps culture and experience
- Create, experience, and contribute to a culture that is uplifting, energy-giving, sustaining, challenging, rigorous, loving, communal and student achievement-oriented, and that encourages every member to step into their full power and take on publicly growing pedagogical and leadership skills to bring about change for students
- Integrate multiple, competing priorities across the breadth of the programmatic enterprise to ensure a clear and coherent member experience
- Provide clear expectations, energizing goals, and ongoing feedback and coaching for all program staff to thrive in their roles and make choices aligned to transforming the current reality
Ambassador and Partner
- Collaborate with Institutional Advancement team members to further the impact of our leadership network in our local communities and throughout our region and state
- Build relationships with key state, district and community officials to ensure Teach For America becomes part of the social and educational fabric of the region
- Participate in conferences, community outreach and policy development to help establish the region as a community partner
- Serve as a member of the regional leadership team contributing to decision-making on all critical regional-wide issues
- Lead as an active member of a national network of regional heads of program and national teacher support and development team to shape perspective and drive enterprise learning and impact
- 6+ years of work experience preferred
- Experience managing and coaching adults required
- Prior experience as a corps member, teacher or school leader preferred
- Experience designing and facilitating leadership development preferred
- Experience working in the Eastern North Carolina education landscape preferred
- Deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and experience successfully managing/working across lines of difference
- Set vision and direction specifically in the context of educational equity and build a team culture around it
- Manage others directly, through layers, and laterally to effectively track tasks, assess progress, and follow through on the execution of plans to achieve results
- Cultivate catalytic relationships and networks in service of team vision
- Make inclusive, informed, timely decisions and use sound judgment to prioritize actions and influence complex interpersonal situations
- Foster data-driven culture to conduct analysis, draw accurate conclusions and inform management and team priorities
- Knowledgeable about key principles of adult learning and design thinking
- Proven ability to lead a diverse team in co-creating an inspiring vision and put it into action
- Proven ability in leading adults to attain transformational outcomes with students and demonstrated success in managing individuals to goals and managing through several layers
- Demonstrated success leading teacher improvement initiatives that close student achievement gaps between racial, ethnic, and economic groups